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近义词解析:沮丧的表达

📚 近义词解析

1. depressed (adj.) 抑郁的,沮丧的

She felt deeply depressed after the failure.
失败后她感到极度沮丧

2. gloomy (adj.) 忧郁的,悲观的

His gloomy expression reflected his inner sadness.
忧郁的表情反映出内心的悲伤。

3. disheartened (adj.) 灰心的,气馁的

The team was disheartened by the loss.
球队因失利而灰心丧气

4. downcast (adj.) 垂头丧气的

With downcast eyes, he admitted his mistake.
垂头丧气地承认了错误。

💡 顾老师提示:"depressed"程度最深,可能涉及临床抑郁;"gloomy"侧重忧郁氛围;"disheartened"强调失去信心;"downcast"多描述肢体语言表现。

🔊 发音指导

depressed:/dɪˈprest/ [dɪˈprest]

gloomy:/ˈɡluːmi/ [ˈɡluːmi]

disheartened:/dɪsˈhɑːrtnd/ [dɪsˈhɑːrtnd]

downcast:/ˈdaʊnkæst/ [ˈdaʊnkæst]

发音要点:

  • "depressed"重音在第二音节,注意"prest"发音
  • "gloomy"中"gl"要清晰,类似"格鲁"
  • "disheartened"注意"dis"和"heart"的连读
  • "downcast"中"down"和"cast"要分开清晰发音

💡 顾老师纠音:常见发音错误:

  • 将"depressed"读成"迪普雷斯"(正确:[dɪˈprest]
  • "gloomy"中"oo"发成短音(正确应为长音/uː/)
  • 忽略"disheartened"中的"h"发音

🎯 用法总结

1. 形容长期情绪低落 → depressed

He's been depressed since losing his job.
失业后他一直很沮丧

2. 描述悲观态度 → gloomy

She took a gloomy view of the situation.
她对形势持悲观看法

3. 表达失去信心 → disheartened

The repeated failures left him disheartened.
屡次失败让他心灰意冷

4. 描述肢体语言 → downcast

The downcast players left the field.
垂头丧气的球员们离开了球场。

语法注意:

  • 这些词多为形容词,可作表语或定语
  • depressed有动词形式depress
  • disheartened是dishearten的过去分词形式

📝 随堂练习

1. 根据语境选择最合适的词:

After the bad news, everyone in the office was very ______. (depressed/gloomy)

2. 听录音跟读:

depressed:[dɪˈprest] → She sounded depressed on the phone.

disheartened:[dɪsˈhɑːrtnd] → Don't be disheartened by setbacks.

3. 翻译练习:

他忧郁的眼神透露出内心的痛苦。

His ______ eyes revealed inner pain. (gloomy/downcast)